Long Meringues Poems

Tiny misshapen meringues, puffs of cloud, float 
Like lacework across the green and brown land 
Far beneath. In the distance, they are a little
Bigger, yet still not the towering fortresses of home;
And the snaking roads,...

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Jam roly poly, treacle sponge
And sticky toffee pudding head the top of my list
But apple pie, rhubarb crumble
Or a decent cheesecake are hard to resist

Banana splits, eclairs or brownies
Dumplings, nougat, cheese board or mousse
Crème brûlée....

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The old cookie lady lived in an old house, on an old street in a very old part of the city.
She wasn’t tall, she wasn’t thin but she was very pretty.
She had silver hair in...

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                               Outside the bakery's window,
...

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Musty antiquity 
within.
Spice inside
a cauldron 
of ripe reason. 
Five months 
unshelved 
brewing boiling 
now the suave coolness,
animals don’t know
how to simmer their lovebroth
like this.

Only the Titan breath, what they desired remained. 

The world was dark,...

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The nucleus of a pin cushion is akin to the internal mechanisms of a sausage. A big massive drama but don't tell Dalai Lamar and the turtle doves will sing and swing in the breeze....

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5 large egg whites
250g caster sugar
380ml double cream
5 tbsp lemon curd
300g blackberries
2 tbsp pistachios, toasted & roughly chopped
InstructionsPreheat the oven to 180 C/160 C fan. Line two large baking trays with baking parchment.
In a large...

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Montague Middleton’s matronly mother made marvellous munchy meringues 
Montague Middleton’s most massive midriff made many a menu mistake
Montague Middleton met many maidens; Mother made mincemeat of most
Montague Middleton’s mother maintained, “Men mustn’t marry Miss ‘Fake’.”

Montague...

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Getting high on chocolate dreams
Soft meringues and coffee creams
Hypnotized by lemon pies

Velvet cakes makes me shake
With hopes of having belly aches
From cookies as a sinful prize

Brownies cheesecakes cupcakes too
Each luscious morsel drips with goo
Cascading cross...

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Reading ‘Pride and Prejudice in the living room,
Sneaking into the art room - jumping for joy when you 
Came through a doorway,
Braiding hair, baking meringues, spending summers together
Talking about college and change,
Comfort in your hugs...

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The yolks sit alone in the garbage can,  
tiny suns extinguished by my own hand.  
This is how I learned to hate abundance.  

I whip the whites until they stiffen,  
peaks...

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